Peshawar vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Peshawar	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$334	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$809	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$119	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$193	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$6208
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	43	96
🏙️ Population	1.97M	690K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 90% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 9121st and 73rd ($334 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 58th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Peshawar compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Peshawar ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7430th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Washington

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	Peshawar	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.11	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.3	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$46.3	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$155	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$85.3	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.9%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$267	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$213	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.94	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.74	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.2	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.69	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.8	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.3	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$28.4	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2261	$24065

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$354
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$443
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$393
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$401
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$458
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$376
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$265
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$320
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$396
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$372
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$340
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$294
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$333
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$302
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$311
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$351
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$284
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$303
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$427
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$428
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$291
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$380
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$362
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$403
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$347
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$337
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949